Photinia Metal Print

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Photograph of Photinia flowers in a vase, digitally enhanced with textures.

Photinia fraseri is very common shrub that is often classified as a pure species, P. fraseri, but it is in fact a hybrid. Its most dominant parent is likely P. serratifolia, which is native to China where it is known as "Red For A Thousand Years" which is evidenced by P. x. fraseri's bright, scarlet red new growth, its most outstanding characteristic. The Chinese plant was first introduced into Britain in 1804 by Captain Kirkpatrick of the Dutch East India Company. The genus Photinia is classified in the Rosaceae family and English horticulturist John Lindley, 1799-1865, named it from the Greek for shining to describe its glossy foliage. Lindley also dubbed the species after a contemporary plant hunter, John Fraser, 1750-1811, who is best known for introducing many new species from North American into Britain.

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I was born and raised in Russia. I got my PhD degree in biology in St Petersburg State University (Russia) and continued my research work in the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1999, I moved to the United States to pursue my neuroscience research at the UT Southwestern Medical Center located in Dallas, TX. Being a scientist has been very rewarding in many aspects including creativity. However, I felt a compelling need to further express myself by taking an artistic journey. My artistic experimentation has evolved into a tremendously exciting form - mixed media collage, fine art photography, and digital art. I like experimenting with my photographs. I combine multiple images, textures, to crystallize an image that says something new...